˜yÐÄvlog

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yeasty

[ yee-stee ]

adjective

yeastier, yeastiest.
  1. of, containing, or resembling yeast.
  2. frothy; foamy.
  3. youthful; exuberant; ebullient.
  4. trifling; frivolous.
  5. characterized by agitation, excitement, change, etc.:

    the yeasty years immediately following college.



yeasty

/ ˈÂᾱ˲õ³Ùɪ /

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or containing yeast
  2. fermenting or causing fermentation
  3. tasting of or like yeast
  4. insubstantial or frivolous
  5. restless, agitated, or unsettled
  6. covered with or containing froth or foam
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²â±ð²¹²õ³Ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ²â±ð²¹²õ³Ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ²â±ð²¹²õ³Ùi·±ô²â adverb
  • ²â±ð²¹²õ³Ùi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of yeasty1

First recorded in 1590–1600; yeast + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Their 12-year-old daughter Molly had been staying on a single bed in her grandparents' room, which she said had a "yeasty smell".

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Over the decades, San Francisco’s yeasty music and political scenes have blurred together, though, no, it’s not because of some bad acid.

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Mama would make thin, yeasty bliny and then stuff them with cheese, fold them up, and fry them.

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Eventually, one yeasty starter from the new brew was taken by stagecoach to Copenhagen, Denmark.

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When all their ovens are firing — like on weekday mornings just as the rest of the city is waking up — the street smells sweet, yeasty and warm.

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